Olympic Halfway Hurdle Hailed

Boris has announced appointments to bolster the commercial acumen of the 2012 Olympics team on the very day (give or take 24 hours) that we're halfway there. Halfway! Man, remember when it was 2012 days to go... how time flies when you're worrying that it'll all be rubbish. Still, Seb Coe blogged about it upbeatily after a visit to the Olympic Park site with the PM this morning and the general view seems to be, we're getting there, in spite of everything. Let's tentatively raise a half full glass and keep those fingers crossed. (Image / diamond geezer)